1 Samuel 5:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. ”

1 Samuel 5:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto (a) Ashdod. (a) Which was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5. The Ark in the Philistine Cities. 1 Samuel 5:1 . Ashdod. 1 Samuel 5:8 . Gath. 1 Samuel 5:10 . Ekron: see Joshua 11:22 ; Joshua 13:3 ; p 28. 1 Samuel 5:2 . Dagon: see Judges...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God . Hebrew. Elohim . See App-4. Eben-ezer . Compare 1 Samuel 4:1 ; 1 Samuel 7:12 . Ashdod . fortified. Now Esdud. Compare Joshua 13:3 . See note on Genesis 10:14 .
1 Samuel 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. Brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod - Ashdod or Azotus was one of the five satrapies or lordships of the Philistin...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Unto Ashdod— See Joshua 11:22 .
1 Samuel 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. Ashdod - or Azotus, one of the five Philistine satrapies, and a place of great strength. That it was always...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ark among the Philistines 1. Ashdod] on an elevation overlooking the Philistine plain midway between Gaza and Joppa, and 3 m. from the Mediterranean. Its importance consisted in the fact that...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The Philistines took the ark of God. — The sacred writer concerns himself after the battle of Aphek only with the future of the Ark of the Covenant, and says nothing of the fate of Shiloh after the...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VII. THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES. 1 Samuel 5:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 6:1-21 ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the Philistines immediately after their great victo...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Captured Ark Brings Trouble 1 Samuel 5:1-12 Dagon's fall before the Ark of God has a sublime significance. In the evening, as the priests left the temple, the hideous image stood erect on i...
1 Samuel 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a story of supreme and arresting interest, showing as it does how, when the people of God fail to bear testimony for Him among the nations, He becomes His own witness. The Ark was not a char...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This chapter relates to us the history of the ark of God while in captivity. The Philistines for a short space rejoice over their spoil. But this joy is turned into sorrow. God visits the P...
1 Samuel 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Philistines took the ark of God ,.... Which fell into their hands, Israel being beaten, and caused to flee, and the priests that had the care of the ark slain; and when possessed of it, they...
1 Samuel 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. Ver. 1. And the Philistines took the ark of God. ] Which had been so greatly abused by the Israelites, that God j...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Philistines took the ark of God Abarbinel gives several reasons why God suffered the ark of his presence to fall into the hands of these uncircumcised heathen: 1st, The Israelites were such gre...
1 Samuel 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though God had allowed the Philistines to gain the victory, He very soon spoils their pleasure in having captured the ark, taking it to Ashdod. They think the most fit place for it is in the house of...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Fall of Dagon. B. C. 1120. 1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 5 The Philistines place the ark of God at Ashdod in the house of Dagon; which falls down, once and again, 1 Samuel 5:1-5 . They of Ashdod are smitten with emerods; they send the...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Ark of God is Taken to Ashdod and The Idol Dagon Falls Before YHWH and Is Smashed in Pieces ( 1 Samuel 5:1-5 ). Analysis. a Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought i...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 5:1 . “Ashdod.” One of the five Philistine satrapies, about thirty-two miles north of Gaza, and about a mile from the sea. It is now the little village o...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 5:1 . Ashdod, afterwards called Azotus. Acts 8:40 . 1 Samuel 5:2 . The ark and set it by Dagon. See Judges 10:6 ; Judges 16:23 . Some make Dagon to be the same as Nereid, Triton, a...
1 Samuel 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. The hypocritical smitten before the real The word Philistine signifies strangers or emigrants; their descent is...
1 Samuel 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE ARK OF GOD IN PHILISTIA ( 1 Samuel 5:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 5:1 The Philistines took the ark of God . The silence of Scripture is often as remarkable as what it te...
1 Samuel 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And the philistines took the ark of God, which they had captured in the great battle, and brought it from Ebenezer, as the place was afterward called, unto Ashdod, a city of Philistia almost du...
1 Samuel 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:1 ; 1 Samuel 4:11 ; 1 Samuel 4:17 ; 1 Samuel 4:18 ; 1 Samuel 4:22 ; 1 Samuel 7:12 ; Acts 8:40 ; Joshua 11:22 ; Psalms 78:61
1 Samuel 5:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Ark in the Land of the Philistines 1 Samuel 5:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 6:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things we think should be emphasized. 1. Ebenezer means "Hitherto hath the Lord...

1 Samuel 5:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 5:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 5:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 5:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 5:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 5:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 5:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 5:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary